Tag: unprocessed foods

My kids love homemade pancakes. My fluffy whole wheat pancakes were a very common breakfast item until I realized that Audrey needed to eat gluten-free. Making gluten-free pancakes for my family was very much trial and error. There were many more batches that they wouldn’t even touch than there were ones that they would tolerate. […]

I recently discovered that my daughter is unable to eat gluten. I stopped into one of my favorite neighborhood markets to explore my gluten-free options and was gifted a box of black bean pasta. I was excited at the possibilities of what I could create with this new pasta. I ended up making a delicious gluten-free southwest […]

I had been hearing how awesome spirulina is for quite a while now. I finally decided to check it out and I am certainly glad that I did! Spirulina has been called the next super-food, I am not sure who decides what foods qualify as ‘super-foods’ but I do know that spirulina is packed full […]

I am here to shout from the roof tops that the Instant Pot has changed the way that I cook. This fabulous kitchen gadget allows me to feed my family healthy delicious homemade meals fast! Meals that used to take an hour or more to cook often take only minutes now, seriously. My Instant Pot […]

The first half of this year I pretty much fell off of my real food clean eating wagon. Our family had several personal struggles and I took comfort in comfort food. It was easy to fall back into old bad habits, convenience foods were coming home with us from the grocery store. I could tell […]

If I did something right this post contains affiliate links. I’m not sure that you can imagine my pleasure when I recreated the yummy store-bought Almond Joy candy bar with a dairy-free Almond Joy Chocolate Bark that tastes JUST like (if not BETTER) an Almond Joy. I was inspired by Pinterest and tried a few recipes, I […]

I have tried so many homemade granola bar recipes and often have been left dissatisfied. Seriously, who knew that making homemade granola bars could be so trying? So many granola bar recipes are hit or miss, they can be too crumbly, crunchy, gooey, sweet, not sweet enough…you get the picture. I have finally (after MANY […]

What is not to love about waffles? Waffles are delicious and you can customize them in oh so many ways. It is easy to make your very own organic whole grain waffles at home for a fraction of the price that you would spend buying them in the store and they are great for freezing […]

I have been on a southwest kick in the kitchen lately, beans and hot peppers have been a staple. I enjoy making a large salad at the beginning of the week so that I can eat on it throughout the week and this is my third week throwing together a southwest salad. I have […]

I recently had a delicious black bean burger while out and about with my kids. It seems that everyday since I had that burger I have been craving another one. I finally set out in my kitchen to make a homemade veggie black bean burger that would satisfy my craving. I also wanted a recipe […]

I splurged during many recent holiday celebrations. I ate many foods that I typically avoid. When I woke up this morning I was paying the price….I felt lousy. “You are what you eat” came to mind. I had been eating crap and that is exactly how I felt. I knew that it was time to end my […]

Everyone knows by now that I love quinoa. I have really been wanting to try a spicy shrimp quinoa dish but the kiddos were requesting quinoa for dinner on this night so spicy was not an option. I took inventory of our refrigerator and created a delicious kid friendly ginger shrimp quinoa recipe. As with […]

Ava asked if we could make our dog, Laika, homemade dog treats. I thought that making homemade dog treats was a brilliant idea! I am not sure why I never thought about making homemade pet food. I make so many homemade items from homemade velvetta cheese to homemade hand sanitizer but never homemade pet food. I have made such […]

I have been hearing so many positive health benefits of kale and have been looking for ways to add it to my families diet. If you haven’t already heard here are some of the health benefits of kale. Kale is low in calorie, high in fiber, and has zero fat. One cup of kale has only […]

I feel as if I have been in a lunch rut for some time now. Luckily, it is the back to school time of year and inspiration has been turning up all over the web! Last week I came across a meatless Monday post at Fine and Fair for quinoa pizza bites I got really excited. My […]